Insect destroyer



G. RoBEsoN May 15, 1928.

INSECT DESTROYER Filed Aug. 2, 1927.

' derstood that in adapting the means to meet prised between the folded. parts'of the strip,

claimed, without departing from the spirit tions of the member are folded over opposite on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

PH nated in the several views of the drawings triangular shaped head, a striking member Patented May 15, 1928. I H

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

INSECT DESTBOYER.

Application filed August 2, 1927. Serial No. 210,123.

This invention relates to exterminators for head 3 of the handle. Preliminary to the winged insects, such as the ordinary house doubling of the wire fabric strip upon itself fly, and provides an article for killing the its marginal edge portions are folded, as ininsect by means of a'blow, and which is dudicated at l, to prevent raw edges, and to 6 rable, effective and capable of beingcheaply present a finished appearance, as well as to manufactured and supplied to the user at a reinforce the side portions of the member. nominal cost. After the marginal edge portions of the strip \Vhile the drawing illustrates a preferred have been folded the strip is doubled upon embodiment of the invention, it-is to be unitself with the folded edge portions comspecific needs and requirements, the'design as indicated most clearly in Figure 3 of the may be varied and such other changes in the drawings. The triangular head portion 8 of minor details of construction may be resortthe handle is placed upon an end portion of ed to within the scope of the invention as the striking member 2 and the corner porthereof. 'sides of the head 3, as indicated at 5. A For a full understanding of the invention wire 6 secures the folded corner portions 5 and the merits thereof, reference is to be of the striking member and this wire also had to the following description and the secures the member 2 to the head 3, by passdrawing hereto attached, in which; ing around a portion of said head and.

Figure 1 is a plan View of a fly killer cmthrough and about meshed portions of the bodying the invention, an intermediate porstriking member. The wire 6 resists wear tion of the handle being broken away. andinsures 'a lasting connection between the Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view striking member 2 and the head portion 3 of the handle, thereby resulting in the forma- Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on tion of a durable article. the line 33 of Figure 1. Having thus described the invention, I

Corresponding and like parts are referred claim: to in the following description and desig A fly killer comprising a handle having a by like reference characters. o formed of a strip of wire fabric having The device comprises a handle 1 and a marginal edge portions folded and the strip striking member 2. In the preferable condoubled upon itself with the'folded edge struction the handle 1 formed of a length portions between the folded parts of the i of stout wire which folded upon itself and strip, the striking member thus formed 'havshaped at, the endto which the member 2 is .ing an end portion placed against a side of attached to provide a head 3 of approxithe triangular shaped head with opposite mately triangular form, the sides of which corner portions folded over opposite sides of are inwardly curved, as indicated most the head, and a wire securing the folded corclearly in Figure 1.' ner portions of the member and passing The head 3 coincides with the width of the about the forward portion of the head and striking member 2. through and about meshed portions of the The striking member 2 is formed of a strip member to secure'the latter to the triangular of wire fabric, such as generally used for fly shaped head. screens. This strip is doubled upon itself In testimony whereofI afiix my signature. and attached at one end to the triangular GEORGEAN ROBESON. [1,. s] 

